Learn why scientists say it’s a rare case of animals exploiting their glow for visual signaling.

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...

Researchers described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise, found only in remote tropical forests and woodland habitats of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and ...

A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...

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Biofluorescence also depends on habitat. Most birds of paradise live high in the forest canopy, while some dwell closer to the ground. The amount of high-energy radiation that filters in through ...

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster ... In addition, Heliconia plants are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, invasive species ...

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